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Feb

Volunteers – `not really worth the bother…`?

Posted by Janet Thorne on February 20th, 2012 in Big Society, Skilled Volunteering, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Why volunteering is not reaching its potential

16
Feb

Helping out Crossroads Care at crucial time – become a business mentor

Posted by Reach on February 16th, 2012 in News | No Comments »

Reach is working with Crossroads Care on an urgent project to recruit experienced business people to work as mentors for a pilot project the Association is running between April and June.

2
Feb

My journey from executive to volunteer executive recruiter

Posted by Reach on February 2nd, 2012 in Skilled Volunteering, Third Sector | No Comments »

As a company director with executive responsibility for the human capital of a multi-national organisation, I was well attuned to dealing, among other matters, with senior-level recruitment across five continents.
This globe-trotting role had been my ‘life’ for many years. Therefore, as I approached ‘retirement’ and relocation to Surrey, I was rather apprehensive about how I [...]